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Household of James Wilson (born 1837, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

James Wilson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1837 in Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilson, born in 1836 in Moulin, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1867 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1869 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1872 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Donald (born 1841 in Perthshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, William (born 1865 in Perthshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, James (born 1865 in Perthshire, Scotland).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Wife
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

Alexander

Wilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Donald

Ferguson

Boarder
Male

William

Littlejohn

Boarder
Male

James

Kydd

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

44

1837

Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Moulin, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

-

14

1867

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wilson

Son

-

12

1869

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Donald

Ferguson

Boarder

Unmarried

40

1841

Perthshire, Scotland

William

Littlejohn

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

Perthshire, Scotland

James

Kydd

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

Perthshire, Scotland

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